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ANOTHER SERIOUS REGRET. j Battalion Routed and Officers and ' Men Captured. j London, Jan. 7. The M ar office pub- ! lishes- the following dispatch from Gen- ! eral Forestier-Walker, commanding at ' Cane Town- "General French reports, under date ' of Jan: 6: 'The (situation is mneh th same as yesterday, but I regret to report re-port that a serious accident has happened hap-pened to the First battalion of the Suffolk Suf-folk regiment.' "From news just come to hand from them I gather that, Mith the authority and with the knowledge of General French, four companies- of the First battalion advanced by night against a low hill one mile from their camp. They attacked at dawn. Lieutenant Colonel Watson, comimanding, gave orders or-ders to charge. He was at once wound-j wound-j ed. Orders for retirement were given. "Three-quarters of the force retreated to camp. The remainder .held their ground until they were overpowered by greater numbers, when they surrendered. surren-dered. Seventy were taken prisoners, including seven officers "General French reports that the Boer commando whic h made the attack Jan. 4 lost fifty killed, besides wounded and prisoners. The commando was dispersed." dis-persed." ,